That particular knot pissed me off because, for the longest time, I could tie it but forget the tie the next day. Had to keep looking it up and double checking my progress. I think it is memorized now.

Lookin' good. Any luck with the snake knot as of yet? Would give the lanyard a bit more fiddle factor. Unless you're using the bead as a choke, maybe you could try seating it with a snake knot?

While learning rigging, my love of knots and rope-work was reawakened from my scout days. The number one resource I found was The Ashley Book of Knots. This book is so ubiquitous in the sea-faring and knotting communities that many knots are referred to by their ABOK# (A-shley B-ook O-f K-nots).

Those are wine corks covered with globe knots, tied using ventian blind cord, otherwise know as "Handy Hundreds" from R and W Rope Warehouse. The yellow one in back is a combination of gutted paracord and blind cord. The instructions of the globe knot came from a book by Don Burhuss, Globe Knot Cookbook, available on his web site. www.knottool.com